28 Reasons It Pays To Have A Feminist Marriage

We’re calling it: A feminist marriage, where both partners respect and treat each other as equals, is the very best kind of marriage. (Also, studies suggest the sex is better, so there’s that, too.)



Below, 28 solid reasons to fall in love with someone who recognizes that feminism...

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A Conduit to Success: Pipeline Programs and Leveling Social Barriers for Black Physicians

By Andre Bryan, M.D., M.B.A.


A recent publication by the Association of American Medical Colleges reports that only 4 percent of physicians in the U.S. are black, and that there were fewer black men enrolled in medical school in 2014 than in 1978. This striking and disheartening shortage...

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Trump Replaces ICE Chief Daniel Ragsdale, Appoints Thomas Homan

President Donald Trump on Monday quietly replaced the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, an arm of the Department of Homeland Security, following a chaotic weekend during which DHS customs officials struggled to interpret and comply with Trump’s controversial executive...

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Boy Scouts To Allow Transgender Children To Join

The Boy Scouts of America will allow transgender children who identify as boys to join its scouting troops, the group announced Monday. 


Previously, communications director Effie Delimarko said, the group used the gender assigned on one’s birth certificate to determine a member’s...

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Pride And Joy: Book Review

Pride and Joy: A Guide for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans ParentsSarah Hagger-Holt and Rachel Hagger-Holt (Pinter & Martin, 23 Feb 2017)


In contrast to most more prescriptive parenting tomes, Sarah and Rachel Hagger-Holt’s easy-to-read LGBT parenting guide immediately...

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The Marriage Of A Single Mother

First comes love then comes marriage then comes the baby in the baby carriage. Not one for bending to the whim of a rhyme, I started with the baby.


You should know upfront, this is not a silver-slippers, Disney-esk love story.


In fact, up until recently I had thought my fairy...

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Bridal Makeup: A Service Worth Paying For

Photographer: James Sommerville / Model: Emma McGrane


In this article I have written some of the main points you need to consider when it comes to your wedding makeup.


First starting off with hiring someone who is low budget.


They do not offer a trialMakeup trials are important so...

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News Roundup for January 30, 2017

Well, the world went to shit over the weekend…


1. Six people are dead and eight wounded after a gunman opened fire in a Québec mosque on Sunday. This shit has spread to Canada. More here.


2. Philippine police plan to suspend their drug war while they work to clean up their...

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School feeding program increasing Batwa pupil enrollment · News · Minority Voices Newsroom

Most Batwa communities in the East Africa region live in impoverished conditions.
And for a community that has been almost entirely dispossessed of their land by the government due to national conservation policies and is facing eminent extinction, education would rank least on their...

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Inspection panel faults World Bank for ‘noncompliance’… · News · Minority Voices Newsroom

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors met on Tuesday October 20, 2015 to discuss the Inspection Panel investigation of the Kenya Electricity Expansion Project. The $330 million IDA project, approved in May 2010, aims to increase the capacity, efficiency, and quality of...

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Interview with Isabel Turuy Patzan, Representative… · News · Minority Voices Newsroom

San Juan Sacatapéquez is a Guatemalan town, rich in natural resources and biodiversity, where indigenous Maya Kaqchikel form 82 per cent of the population. In 2006, the government granted concessions to the Guatemalan company CEMPRO (Cemento Progreso S.A.) to build a quarry and a cement...

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SWM 2015: Philippines - Supporting indigenous livelihoods in… · News · Minority Voices Newsroom

Embargo: 2 July 2015 00.01 (GMT+1)
Case study by Hanna Hindstrom
Four years ago, a typhoon struck the northern Filipino city of Baguio. The storm ruptured the walls of the city’s mounting garbage dump, sending hundreds of tonnes of urban waste cascading into the streets. The landslide...

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SWM 2015: Ukraine/Russian Federation - Deteriorating rights for… · News · Minority Voices Newsroom

Embargo: 2 July 2015 00.01 (GMT+1)
Case study by Nataliya Novakova 
At the beginning of 2014, following the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, the government of Ukraine lost control over the peninsula. The subsequent transition to the legislation of the Russian Federation and...

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One year on and thousands of Yazidis remain uprooted · News · Minority Voices Newsroom

From a group of volunteers who have been supporting displaced Iraqis since August 2014, specifically Yazidis, with whom they have been in touch regularly.
The children in this photo, and thousands like them, fled their homes when ISIS attacked the town of Sinjar and the villages...

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Remember WWII? Scapegoating Was The Wrong Answer Then, Too.

President Donald Trump’s hastily enacted executive order caused chaos this weekend, leading to the detention of Muslims from seven countries at U.S. airports and the exclusion of many others stopped before they boarded flights to the U.S.


The order itself was carefully worded to ban...

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It's Time To Stop Giving President Trump A "Chance"

Remember after Donald Trump won the election and some people said, “give him a chance,” well that time has come and gone. In just ten days Donald Trump has systematically upended what it means to be American and has somehow alienated most of the world.


His apparent hardon for...

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Japan Is Putting Stickers On The Elderly In Order To Track Them

The Japanese city of Iruma is testing a free service intended to help find dementia patients who wander off. A local company there developed a one-inch waterproof QR code sticker that is affixed to a person’s fingernails or toenails. If the person becomes disoriented and lost, police can...

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Activists Are Rallying To Stop Betsy DeVos From Running The Country's Public Schools

Earlier this week, Katie Keier, a kindergarten teacher in Fairfax County, Virginia, was in a meeting with colleagues about student literacy. But instead of the topic at hand, the conversation turned to politics. 


The small group talked about their dislike of Betsy DeVos, President Donald...

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A Note To The Christian Friends I Lost In This Election

There is a kind of pain that not everyone experiences. The kind of pain that comes from communal abandonment. The kind of pain that maybe you would feel if one day you came to school and your whole friend group decided to embrace the kid who bullies you in class. And not only did they...

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Dems Come Out To Airports Around The Country To Support Muslims, Refugees

For the second time in a week, Donald Trump sparked large-scale protests across the country, this time for an executive order that targeted Muslims and refugees.


But unlike the Women’s March that took place the day after his inauguration, however, Saturday’s protests at airports across...

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Americans Are Using #WeTooAreAmerica To Share Their Immigration Stories

WORLDPOST

“My father escaped the Nazi occupation by coming to US by visa… Grateful that the immigration policy saved his life – & mine.”


01/29/2017 12:42 am ET






President Donald Trump’s major decisions on immigration this week have sparked...

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The Reality Of Non Existence

The reality of life as a non binary person is that of non-existence. That statement might seem dramatic, yet it is true. Certainly in some, if not all, areas of existence. The simple act of going to the toilet is one of deciding who you are; male… or female? Will my appearance get me...

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Break The Silence Surrounding Miscarriages

Recently, Coronation Street ran the heartbreaking story of Steve and Michelle suffering a late miscarriage and losing their baby. It is a devastating experience that I wouldn’t wish upon anyone. Unsurprisingly, with it coming into the fore, emotions will be running high for anyone who...

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Get Involved And Engaged To Demand Change

In October 2014 I was at Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven showcasing handmade products from my sustainable fashion brand for the first time. We had a prominent space to display our textiles and we anticipated a big crowd of people for the event. Every year around 295,000 visitors from the...

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News Roundup for January 27, 2017

Welcome to the new version of reality. Welcome to Trump’s reality.


1. Steve Bannon says the media should keep their mouths shut. Because we need our journalists to be government shills. That’s democracy now folks. More here.


2. California want a third gender option on their...

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How indigenous people can use the… · News · Minority Voices Newsroom

Indigenous peoples are using national, regional and international law to fight against the takeover of their lands. But what are the risks and advantages associated with going to court? In ‘Using the Law’, learn from communities that have used national and international...

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The Ogoni film (working title) · News · Minority Voices Newsroom

“The Ogoni” (working title) is an observational feature documentary which tells a story that began many years ago, and whose outcome is unlikely to be revealed for a very long time. It takes place in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria and its backdrop, an area of 450 sq miles,...

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SWM 2015: USA - Detroit – rebuilding the city from the bottom… · News · Minority Voices Newsroom

Embargo: 2 July 2015 00.01 (GMT+1)
Case study by Mariah Grant
Throughout the recent recession in the United States, the city of Detroit, Michigan was seen as a cautionary tale of economic boom and bust within the country’s urban centres. Nicknamed Motor City, USA, Detroit was the thriving...

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SWM 2015: Kyrgyzstan - Life as a migrant in Bishkek – a Tatar… · News · Minority Voices Newsroom

Embargo: 2 July 2015 00.01 (GMT+1)
Case study by Alisher Khamidov
On a cold morning in late February, Alya wakes up early as usual to prepare a simple breakfast of porridge for her and her 2-year-old boy, Shurik. Then she takes Shurik to her friend for baby-sitting before heading to work....

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SWM 2015: Poland - Remembering Warsaw’s Jewish community… · News · Minority Voices Newsroom

Embargo: 2 July 2015 00.01 (GMT+1)
Case study by Dobroslawa Wiktor-Mach
Before the outbreak of the Second World War, when Poland was home to the largest Jewish community in Europe, more than 380,000 Jews lived in Warsaw. During the war, however, the Nazis annihilated the large majority of...

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ESU condemns killing of Assyrian civilians from Khabour… · News · Minority Voices Newsroom

The ongoing conflict in the Middle East, especially in Iraq and Syria, is causing irrevocable damage to native people, minorities, ethnic and religious groups. From the beginning of the fall of Mosul city until today, Chaldean-Syriac-Assyrian people and Ezidis had been subject of...

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Kal Penn Responds To Racist Troll By Raising Thousands For Refugees

Kal Penn is turning racist vitriol into meaningful action to help other people.


On Saturday, the Indian-American actor posted a screenshot on Instagram showing a text-message conversation with a friend. The friend was talking about an Iraqi refugee turned away from the United States in the...

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This One Banana Will Change Your Life

We’re all pretty judgemental when it comes to outward appearances. We write off certain chunks of the country because they voted for Donald Trump. We’ve all retreated inward and wrote people off because of their overt feelings or appearance but we don’t often consider...

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I'm A Stay-at-Home-Mom And A Proud Feminist

This post originally appeared on fortheloveofwineandcoffee.com


Every morning, I send my husband off to work with a packed lunch and a kiss. While my husband’s at work, I spend my days making block towers, sweeping up Cheerios and continuing the absolute endless cycle of laundry. I...

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Watch Seniors Say Nasty Samuel L. Jackson Movie Lines

Better yet, how well does Jackson know his own dialogue?


On Thursday, Jimmy Kimmel tested the “Pulp Fiction” and “Snakes on a Plane” star by having seniors read quotes from films and asking Jackson if they were said by one of his characters.


How Jackson fared really isn’t the point. The...

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Kali Nicole Gross: Dissecting A Startling Crime

In this week’s episode of Scheer Intelligence, Robert Scheer speaks with Kali Nicole Gross, Wesleyan University professor of African-American Studies and author of the recent book Hannah Mary Tabbs and the Dismembered Torso. The two discuss tensions between African-Americans and...

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Trump’s Immigration Executive Order Is A Blueprint For Mass Deportation

On January 25, 2017 President Trump issued an Executive Order, “Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States,” that potentially makes almost every undocumented immigrant a deportation priority. By decimating the Obama-era policy prioritizing those who pose the most danger to...

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8 Things They Teach You At Blow Job School

Ever wonder what goes down behind closed doors at blow job workshops? Wonder no more! 


Below, sex educators and other experts from around the country share their best advice from BJ classes. (NSFW material ahead!) 

1. Start slow. 


“It’s fun to start soft. Let your partner get hard in...

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Why Children Today Are Lucky To Be Able To Voice Their Gender Dysphoria

There has been quite a debate in the media recently about young children with gender identity issues. Many consider this an ethical matter, (children from the age of nine are being prescribed hormone blockers) and question whether they are misguided by professionals (and indeed parents)...

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If Only Cinderella Had Worn Dr Martens

So we all know that Michael Jackson liked the pretty lady with the high heels on. But we’d have to hope that he would never have fired her if she had turned up in flats.


Yet, believe it or not, that is exactly what happened to Nicola Thorp last summer. That’s right, she was...

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Afton McKeith: LFWM: It's A Man's World

Recently, I attended London Fashion Week Men’s for the first time. My mum, TV personality and author Gillian McKeith, decided to accompany me at the last minute. The only problem was that she did not possess an official entry pass.
Read more: Fashion Week, UK Fashion, UK Style, UK Style...

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News Roundup for January 26, 2017

We’re six days into Trump’s America.


1. The State Department’s entire senior management team has resigned. Peace, ya old farts. More here.


2. We’re thirty seconds closer to the end of the world (who watches the watchmen?). The closest we’ve been since the...

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Is the new constitution a 'magic bullet' for challenges… · News · Minority Voices Newsroom

How the National Constitution treats minorities is a good test of a nation’s maturity. How government applies their rules is a good test of the state’s maturity.
New constitution-making has surged in agrarian economies since 1990, correspondent to significant political change (mu...

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Ogoni rights body condemns military invasion · News · Minority Voices Newsroom

The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) condemns the invasion on 23 February 2016 of Ogoni communities by the Nigerian military and demand withdrawal of government forces.
According to MOSOP the army attacked Bori, shooting indiscriminately and advancing into...

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SWM 2015: Bolivia - Promoting indigenous participation in Santa… · News · Minority Voices Newsroom

Embargo: 2 July 2015 00.01 (GMT+1)
Case study by Vanessa Mazzei
Bolivia has some of the highest levels of poverty in South America, and it also stands out as one of the most culturally diverse countries in the region with the highest percentage of indigenous people in Latin America – an e...

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SWM 2015: Thailand - Promoting a more inclusive tourism industry… · News · Minority Voices Newsroom

Embargo: 2 July 2015 00.01 (GMT+1)
Case study by Nicole Girard
‘I’m studying Chinese so that I can be a guide for Chinese tourists,’ explains Nahnenuhn, a 20-year-old indigenous Karen from Thailand, ‘I think it’s a good future for me to help support my family.’ Nahnehuhn comes from a small v...

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SWM 2015: Hungary - How the redevelopment of Józsefváros… · News · Minority Voices Newsroom

Embargo: 2 July 2015 00.01 (GMT+1)
Case study by Linda Szabó
In recent years Budapest’s most stigmatized neighbourhood, Józsefváros, has been undergoing significant change. ‘Józsefváros is being rebuilt,’ goes the municipality’s slogan – the only question is for whom. While Józsefváros has l...

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ESU Statement on International Day of Genocide Victims · News · Minority Voices Newsroom

On this day of December 9 as the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of the Genocide and the Prevention of this Crime, it is our moral and historical duty to remember victims of the Genocides and the survivors of the Sayfo 1915,...

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National Park Has Expertly Timed Tweets As Trump Plots Anti-Muslim Policy

A day after the Badlands National Park account began tweeting out climate change facts — only to have the tweets later disappear — another national park account was tweeting in a way that many interpreted as a reaction to President Donald Trump’s new policies. 


The Death Valley National Pa...

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What Has Donald Trump Done To The EPA?

The Environmental Protection Agency has been frozen by President Donald Trump with an executive order. This isn’t good. The EPA protects Americans from risks to their health and the environment. By cutting funding Trump has effectively cut off the agency designed to decrease the risks...

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Donald Trump, You Are Being Set Up By These Suckas In Washington

I know we haven’t spoken since your run for office. The truth is, I never thought you would become president. I’m sure the comments I made publicly and to the press against your platform broke our friendship apart. That said, I still have some advice for the man I used to...

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Locker room talk continues to leave the locker room - AZ sports reporter goes on racist, sexist, bigoted rant.

When Arizona resident Krystal Poleon was parking her truck in a Phoenix Hooters parking lot, she dinged the car next to her. She immediately went over to check and see if any damage was done and was surprised to find the driver in the car; she apologized for hitting his rearview mirror and...

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A Brief Translation Of What Folk Actually Mean When They Oppose Our Resistance

Here is a brief translation of what folk actually mean when they oppose our resistance:


1. “We need unity. You are causing division.”


Translation: Silence your dissent.


2. “You are overreacting. Things won’t be that bad.”


Translation: “My privilege isolates me from any known harm. Oh...

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Interracial Couples Get Real About Meeting Each Other's Families

Falling in love is easy. Meeting each other’s families ― especially when you come from different backgrounds ― can be a little more of a challenge.


In the sweet VH1 video above, interracial couples talk about slightly awkward family introductions and learning new traditions from one another...

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Kapitän Stefan Schmidt: We Should Respond To The Berlin Truck Attack With Greater Unity

I didn’t sleep well last night, and I think I wasn’t the only one. The images coming from the Berlin Christmas market deeply troubled me.


We couldn’t expect that we would be spared from terrorism in Germany, and that these terrible incidents would only take place...

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Joanne Szczyglowski: Why Having An Only Child Is Nobody Else's Business But Mine

I will never forget the trip to the supermarket on a day when I was feeling really low about not having a another baby. There I was loading all my usual shopping onto the conveyor belt. It was obvious I had a child, packs of wipes, fish fingers, rice crackers, ice lollies. I smiled at the...

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Nathan Atkinson: 2016: The Year Psychosis Became A Punchline

Experiencing psychosis is no joke. Just ask the women’s fashion brand, Missguided.


Having recently displayed a sign in their flagship store that read: “I’m a psychotic mess but at least my eyebrows look good” they’ve been called out by just about everyone. Not...

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Outspeak: News Roundup for January 9, 2017

Start your week off right…


1. Twitter has suspended Martin Shkreli’s account after he harassed journalist Lauren Duca after she refused a date with him. Typical chowderhead behaviour from Shkreli. More here.


2. North Korea has threatened that it can test a long range missile...

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NYC's Chinatown Finally Represented By An Asian-American In State Assembly

Yuh-Line Niou (D) has officially started her historic term as the first Asian-American representative of New York City’s Chinatown in State legislature.


The Taiwanese immigrant was sworn in Wednesday as assemblywoman of the 65th Assembly District, which encompasses lower Manhattan. She had ...

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Tracy Darchini: Top 10 Reasons Online Networking is More Effective Than In-Person Networking

Meeting people in real life, face-to-face is important for building professional relationships, but I’d be willing to bet that most of us — whether introverted or extroverted — do not enjoy the awkward interactions that are common when meeting strangers face-to-face for the...

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New Ohio Law Stops Cops From Taking Innocent People's Stuff

Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) on Wednesday signed a bill reining in law enforcement’s power to permanently seize property from people who have not been convicted of a crime, and in many cases have not even been charged with one.


The bill, HB 347, addresses the controversial practice known as ci...

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So Far, These Are The GOP's Best Alternatives To Obamacare

Mike Pence announced on Wednesday that the Trump administration’s “first order of business” will be to repeal Obamacare. So far, no alternative has been proposed by the GOP, which leads us to ask, “Do they even have an alternative plan?”


The answer is yes! We’ve consulted with our many Republ...

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8 Ways To Get Your Spouse To Open Up More, According To Therapists

Experts say that communication is the cornerstone of a good relationship. That’s why it can be deeply troubling when your partner is closed off and guarded.


How do you get them to open up? Below, marriage therapists share the advice they give clients married to uncommunicative spouses.
1. D...

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Sebastian Christ: This Is Why I Won't Stop Going To Christmas Markets In Berlin

Dear Facebook: It was Monday night, just after 10:00 p.m and you wanted to know if I was okay. What a stupid question to ask.


A truck had just slammed into the Christmas market at the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church in Berlin. The initial reports said there were several people injured and...

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LJ Ferris: New Year, New You?

Instead the new year will bring a different kind of new me. I will fashion a new me from actions and words, a new form sewn out of relationships and strengthened with self confidence. I will endeavor to look in the mirror and like what I see, or find something each day to like. I will try my...

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Madeleine Thompson: Space For The Self-Conscious Child

We all have moments that we wish to forget in later life. The embarrassing ones, the ones that make us cringe. They are a necessary part of life but knowing this doesn’t make those moments any easier to deal with or make us any less likely to feel our cheeks burning when we recall...

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Heidy Rehman: Fashion Is Fight Club

We all know the first rule of Fight Club. And the second rule. This rule also applies to fashion, at least for professional women.


In her interview in the Sunday Times Theresa May broke the rules. She talked about fashion. Openly.


A whole debate may have sprung up around so-called...

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Jon Chattman: CeeLo Green Weighs in on New Track, Gnarls Barkley Reunion, and Social Media

Sometimes we do stupid things. Sometimes we write stupid things on social media. Almost always we regret the latter, and have a trail of comments to make sure we never forget. It’s a way of life, and has been ever since Tom from MySpace uploaded his thumbnail or you yourself signed up...

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LJ Quirk: Guys Examine Women's Products

Blenders, cups, irons, pasties, and chicken cutlets; these items are as likely to have a place in your kitchen as in your handbag. The vast array of items marketed to women are self-admittedly ridiculous, but often necessary – you can keep your camel toe cover but you’ll have to...

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Reza Aslan On Why America Needs A Muslim 'Modern Family'

As an American Muslim living in a climate of Islamophobia, Reza Aslan has had to develop a thick skin when speaking about his faith in public. In an appearance on Vox’s series “The Secret Life of Muslims,” Aslan shared a few conclusions about what he thinks can challenge negative perceptions ...

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Outspeak: News Roundup for January 4, 2017

Alright 2017, get on with it.


1. Mark Zuckerberg wants 2017 to be the year he visits every state and speaks to the people. This and his recent acceptance of religion is pointing to a future presidential run. Facebook has been his propaganda machine all along. More here.


2. More than 150...

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Barbara Hannah Grufferman: 6 Things You Should Do Differently After Turning 60

When I turned 50, I was confused: Could I still wear jeans? Do I still want sex? Will I ever be able to run in a marathon? Could I finally lose those last 10 pounds that piled on after menopause? Is this the when I become invisible? (Answers: yes, yes, yes, yes, and not a shot in hell.)


Now...

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Be Careful What You Wish For. Impeach Trump And You Get Pence

Put this in the category of be careful what you wish for. The instant that Trump won the White House, the chatter about impeaching him has been non-stop. The reasons many legal scholars, ethics experts, and political analysts give boil down to this. He has business dealings with foreign...

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How To Avoid Talking To People, As Told In 2 Genius Comics

Engaging in small talk sends plenty of people ― and introverts especially ― into panic mode. For others, small talk just feels shallow and aimless, like so:
In the College Humor comics below, illustrator A.C. Stuart gives us a fail-proof defense against dreaded stop and chat:
Problem. Sol...

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Our Youth Belong In Schools Not Prisons

On any given day upwards of 50,000 young people are living apart from their families in detention centers, youth prisons, and other facilities as a direct result of our nation’s broken juvenile justice system. Another 5,500 youth are held in adult jails and prisons. The financial cost,...

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Ari Beser: An Open Letter To Prime Minister Abe: I Hope You Remain Committed To Reconciliation

My name is Ari Beser. I am a 28 year-old photographer, filmmaker, and first time author. For the past six years, I documented the testimonies of the survivors of the atomic bombings — or Hibakusha as they are called in Japanese. They are the last remaining eyewitnesses to nuclear war,...

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LGBT+ People Who Made 2016 A Year To Remember

This year has earned a reputation for being a bit, well, shit.


But as life is about light and darkness, we wanted to shine a light on some individuals who have made 2016 a year to remember.


From the late greats David Bowie and George Michael whose deaths prompted an outpouring of fond...

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Lisa Williams: From Parenttech To Healthy Chocolate: 10 Key Parenting Trends For 2017

What does 2017 have in store for parenting in the UK? From TantrumXYZ‘s work with early adopters, the parenting business community and parenting influencers, this is what we identify as being the top 10 key trends for parenting and childcare in 2017…


There will be a marginal...

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Rachel Sinanan: Paris Hilton And Lidl?

Just when I thought there was nothing else that could happen in 2016 that would surprise me or shock me, I have just found out that Paris Hilton is going to have a range in Lidl!


The world have officially gone nuts!


Now, I have put up with things not going as planned in my career and in...

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Zac Thompson: How To Be More Creative In 2017

Everyone aims to make the new year successful. We all create lists of New Year’s resolutions with some vague aim of improving ourselves and our self worth. While most of us revert back to our shitty habits after about a month, we may have found one resolution that could stick. If you...

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Yiyun Li On Choosing To Be 'Orphaned' From Her Native Language

Launching a career as a novelist seems like an impossible dream to many ― let alone doing so in a second or third language. But that’s exactly what Yiyun Li did after she graduated from college, moving from Beijing to the U.S. to study immunology at the University of Iowa; once there, she woun...

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Zac Thompson: Young M.A. Before She Was Famous

Young M.A. rose to prominence with a series of hard-hitting freestyle videos on Youtube and is now making waves in rap music with her combination of uncompromising lyricism and Brooklyn delivery. This summer, her song “OOOUUU” became a national hit getting a million views a day on...

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Michael Thomas Sunnarborg: Tired Of New Year's Resolutions? Try This Instead

While chatting with a friend last week, the topic of New Year’s resolutions came up.


“So, how about your resolutions for 2016?” I asked her. “Umm, well, you know… they never stick,” she replied.


Yep. Pretty much the same response I get from most of...

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